Moody’s assigned an A3 government bond rating to the Sharjah government on Wednesday, while Standard & Poor’s rated it A.
Dominic Ellis, editor of Business Traveller Middle East, gazes into the travel crystal ball for 2014.
Construction, banking, travel and hospitality are sectors that will witness a rise in hiring activity.
Knowledge of Arabic can provide job seekers with flexibility in the UAE’s competitive market but it will not trump skill and experience, experts say.
Zurich is the Dubai carrier’s 25th A380 destination.
Abu Dhabi’s best restaurants as ranked by the What’s On Black Hat Guide 2013.
The Dubai index is developing a negative 14-week momentum divergence.
The year ahead looks to be a good one, writes Alicia Buller, editor of Gulf Business.
The bank will continue to offer shari’a compliant products, but hopes to widen its appeal to customers.
The bureau hopes to complete agreements with banks to provide credit information and create an electronic database by the end of January.
A EU-GCC Free Trade Agreement is highly beneficial but remains elusive, writes GCC-EU analyst Johann Weick.
Shares of Emaar climbed 103.7 per cent last year, helped by returning confidence in Dubai’s real estate sector.
Healthcare is the second fastest growing sector after government in terms of IT spending.
The Spanish-themed villas will form part of the Arabian Ranches extension plan.
Almost 56 per cent of those polled said that the best salary package in the UAE was offered in the oil and gas industry.
The Dubai carrier currently has 97 of Airbus’ superjumbos on its order book.
Select the right team and provide training, writes management expert Debbie Nicol.
Discussions are ongoing in the Kingdom, says Jumeirah’s president and group CEO, Gerald Lawless.
Nicolai Tillisch predicts that people retention will be a major problem in the region in 2014 and elaborates on a simple and effective solution.
Clark was recognised for his “services to British prosperity and to the aviation industry”.
The 2013 deal value saw the highest rise in the last six years with all the quarters posting values above $12 billion, the report found.
Firms must abide by the new regulations or face fines of Dhs100,000.
Nakheel was taken over by the government as part of a $16 billion rescue plan completed in 2011.
In a bid to boost their business passenger base, carriers are investing heavily in luxury amenities, while others have even mulled dropping first class all together.
Dubai’s supremacy in the regional aviation sector is beyond question, writes Dominic Ellis, editor of Business Traveller Middle East.
The region’s rail projects are key indicators of economic diversification, writes Jonathan Robinson managing director, head of project finance MENA at HSBC.
The benefits are estimated to cost the government BD6 million annually.
The Ministry of Health has reduced the prices of 14 drugs used for the treatment of diabetes in a move to make medicines affordable.
Construction of the project is expected to be completed within two years after awarding the contract.
The Dubai-based developer has promised customers free luxury cars as part of its Dubai Shopping Festival promotion.